70mm Blow Up
1981
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26-01-2010
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Format |
Opening |
Sound |
Studio |
Notes |
| Boot, Das |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Sept 17 (West Germany) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Bavaria/Columbia |
AKA: “The Boat.”
US
release (at 145 minutes): Feb 10, 1982. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title
is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.”
Originally shown on German television as a 211 minute mini-series.
Re-issued theatrically (in 35mm & 8-channel SDDS) at 211 minutes in
1997. |
| Chariots Of Fire |
Spherical (1.66:1) |
Sept 17 (Canada) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Ladd |
US release: Sept 25. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is
listed in the book ‘Wide Screen Movies.’ |
| Dance Craze |
Spherical (Super 1.66:1) |
Feb 19 (UK) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
NA |
This was a feature-length experiment to evaluate full
aperture (Super 35)-to-70mm image quality. Shown in 70mm in NY one
screening only in 1982. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in
the book ‘Wide Screen Movies.’ |
| Dragonslayer |
Panavision |
June 26 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) |
Paramount |
Also released in the experimental 35mm VistaSonic discrete
optical format. |
| Empire Strikes Back, The (Re-Issue) |
Panavision |
July 31 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
Advertised as “One of the best things that ever happened
is about to happen again”...and that’s no lie! |
| For Your Eyes Only |
Panavision |
June 26 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
United Artists |
US 70mm release unconfirmed.
Title is listed on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). |
| Heaven’s Gate (Re-Issue) |
Panavision |
April 24 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
United Artists |
OAR blow-up. This was the shortened 149-min version. |
| Lion Of The Desert |
Panavision |
April 17 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
UFD |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. According to Cinerama, Inc., a
70mm print ran (unadvertised) at the Cinerama Dome in LA. |
| Outland |
Panavision |
May 22 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo (MegaSound) |
Orion |
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| Raiders Of The Lost Ark |
Panavision |
June 12 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Paramount |
70mm
re-issues in ‘82 & ‘83. Re-titled “Indiana Jones And The Raiders
Of The Lost Ark” for recent video release.
Paramount and Lucasfilm: Why aren’t you re-issuing this for its
20th anniversary??? : ( |
| Sharky’s Machine |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 18 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Orion |
Why wasn’t ‘Smokey And The Bandit’ in 70mm? |
| Star Wars (Re-Issue) |
Panavision |
April 10 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
The subtitle “Episode IV: A New Hope” first appeared on
prints during this two-week re-issue. Advertised as: “It’s back! The
Force will be with you for two weeks only” (even though we all know the
Force will be with you...always.) |
| Superman II |
Panavision |
June 19 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo
(SS/MegaSound) |
Warner Bros. |
Originally released in other regions in 1980. 70mm prints
prior to US release unconfirmed. |
| Tess |
Panavision |
April 9
(UK) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Columbia |
US
release: Dec 12, 1980. US 70mm release unconfirmed.
Released in
70mm in England and France (and other parts of Europe) in ‘79 or ‘80. |
| Wolfen |
Panavision |
July 24 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo (MegaSound) |
Orion |
This was the last of the four titles mixed and released in
MegaSound. |
| Zoot Suit |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Oct 2 (USA) |
6-Track Stereo (Sensurround Plus) |
Universal |
World Premiere: Oct 1 (Los Angeles). |
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